2022 American Transplant Congress
XR Tacrolimus Dosing By Ideal Body Weight Reduces Incidence Of Early Supratherapeutic Tacrolimus Concentrations
Pharmacy, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: At our center, the use of de novo Envarsus XR® (extended-release [XR] tacrolimus) dosed at 0.12 mg/kg is standard of care in adult kidney…2022 American Transplant Congress
Baseline Levels and Early Post-Transplant Kinetics of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Following Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Non-invasive biomarkers in liver transplant (LT) are needed to improve detection of allograft injury in routine surveillance and during immunosuppression modulation, prior to the…2022 American Transplant Congress
Single Center Early Experience with Urinary Multi Biomarker – Qsant
Keck Medical Center at USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: QSant™, an urine-based test was recently introduced for detection of kidney transplant rejection. The test is being utilized at our center to help identify…2022 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor Organ Flush with Similar Volumes of HTK and UW at a Single U.S. Organ Procurement Organization: Adult and Pediatric Data
*Purpose: Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) and University of Wisconsin (UW) solutions are the two primary solid-organ preservation solutions used in the United States (>95%), but flush volumes…2022 American Transplant Congress
Normothermic Organ Preservation: The New Standard?
*Purpose: Normothermic perfusion (NMP) is a new technique that has been introduced into transplantation expanding capacity for organ utilization. NMP has been shown to be…2022 American Transplant Congress
Intraabdominal Hypertension in the Death by Neurologic Criteria Organ Donor
*Purpose: This study attempts to identify the incidence of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) within the death by neurological criteria organ donor population, provide timely intervention,…2022 American Transplant Congress
Normal Saline vs Electrolyte-a Use Peri- and Post-Operatively in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: 0.9% normal saline (NS) has been used as the standard fluid replacement in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) to prevent dehydration and to improve renal…2022 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Prospective Validation Trial Of Multiple Blood-based RNA Signature Assays Pre And Post Kidney Transplant To Predict Rejection
*Purpose: The accuracy and utility of clinically defined and analytically validated predictive biomarkers in kidney transplantation is limited. We leveraged prior feasibility blood-RNA studies to…2022 American Transplant Congress
Early vs. Late Heparin Administration After Declaration of Death in DCD Donors Does Not Impact Short Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation
Organ Recovery, LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: Kidneys from Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) donors are well-known to have satisfactory outcomes post-transplant. In DCD donors, heparin is typically given immediately prior…2022 American Transplant Congress
Thymoglobulin Induction Protocol: Quality Improvement Project via Clinical Audit
*Purpose: The aim of our study was to analyze the adequacy of the thymoglobulin (rATG) induction protocol for the expanding and higher complexity kidney transplant…
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